passively
/ˈpæsɪvli/
adverb
- In a way that accepts what happens without trying to change or resist it.
- The dog lay passively on the floor, waiting for its owner to return.
- She sat passively while the others argued about the plan.
- Many people passively accept information from social media without checking the facts.
- In a way that is not active or involves little effort or participation.
- He watched the movie passively, barely paying attention to the plot.
- Instead of passively scrolling through your phone, try reading a book.
- The students listened passively to the lecture without asking any questions.
- In grammar, using the passive voice, where the subject receives the action rather than performs it.
- The sentence 'The cake was eaten by the dog' is written passively.
- She learned to avoid writing passively in her essays to make them more direct.
- In scientific writing, results are often described passively to focus on the findings.
Synonyms
Antonyms